Saturday, May 05, 2007

Missional Dip

"Maybe you're in a Dip-a temporary setback that will get better if you keep pushing. But maybe it's really a Cul-de-Sac, which will never get better, no matter how hard you try."

"Winners quit fast, quit often, and quit without guilt-until they commit to beating the right Dip for the right reasons. In fact, winners seek out the Dip. They realize that the bigger the barrier, the bigger the reward for getting past it."

"Losers, on the other hand, fall into two basic traps. Either they fail to stick out the Dip—they get to the moment of truth and then give up—or they never even find the right Dip to conquer."

7 comments:

Rod, The idea of "dip" reminds me of Wolfgang Simson's visual for people going through a paradigm shift from institutional to organic church. You've probably seen it -- two mountains with a deep valley between them. That place of wilderness or disorientation or just plain old pain seems universal when God is moving people into something new.

Senovia IWUI believe that you should always put your faith in God while doing your best at your job, education, and family. However as long as you know you did your best you should never feel like a looser. I do not see anything wrong with a congregation implementing something they have seen at another church. I see it as a congregation seeing something good because it is of God, and not just to get to the other side of their “Dip.” As long as my “Dip” is getting closer to God and accomplishing my dream, yes I am willing to spend my life for it.

I would like to get to the other side by being a disciple for Christ. That I should at all times try my best to stay on track with God’s words that the Devil is always busy, but we must stay focus in help and teaching others.